FNUS75 KMSO 091651
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ISLAND SOUTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1051 AM MDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1050 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL DEVELOP BY THE MID
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING. DESPITE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THURSDAY...CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN IS VERY LOW. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY ONCE AGAIN ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER SLIGHTLY WEAKER THAN TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST WIND 10-15 MPH AROUND
                    NOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-13 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...OLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.ISLAN.01/MSO